[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14546-14547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-508-809, A-821-813, A-570-864, C-508-810]


Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Pure Magnesium From Israel, the Russian 
Federation, and the People's Republic of China and Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determinations: Pure Magnesium From Israel

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Matney (Israel) or James Nunno 
(the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China) at (202) 
482-1778 and (202) 482-0783, respectively; Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (April 2000).

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations

    On November 6, 2000, the Department initiated antidumping duty 
investigations of imports of pure magnesium from Israel, the Russian 
Federation, and the People's Republic of China. The notice of 
initiation stated that we would make our preliminary determinations for 
the antidumping duty investigations by March 26, 2001. See Initiation 
of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Pure Magnesium From Israel, the 
Russian Federation, and the People's Republic of China, 65 FR 68,121, 
68,125 (November 14, 2000) (Initiation Notice).
    On March 1, 2001, the petitioners \1\ made a timely request 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e) for a 28-day

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postponement of the preliminary determinations, until April 23, 2001, 
pursuant to section 733(c)(1) of the Act. The petitioners requested 
postponements for additional time to submit comments regarding the 
respondents' supplemental questionnaire responses and for the 
Department to analyze the respondents' data and seek additional data, 
if necessary, prior to the issuance of the preliminary determinations.
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    \1\ The petitioners in this case are Magnesium Corporation of 
America (Magcorp), the United Steel Workers of America, Local 8319, 
and the United Steelworkers of America, Local 482 (collectively, 
``the petitioners'').
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    For the reasons identified by the petitioners, and because there 
are no compelling reasons to deny the request, we are postponing the 
preliminary determinations under section 733(c)(1) of the Act. We will 
make our preliminary determinations no later than April 23, 2001.

Alignment With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

    On February 27, 2001, the petitioners submitted a letter requesting 
alignment of the final determination in the countervailing duty 
investigation of pure magnesium from Israel with the final 
determinations in the companion antidumping duty investigations. (See 
Initiation Notice.) In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act, we 
are aligning the final determination in the countervailing duty 
investigation of pure magnesium from Israel with the final 
determinations in the antidumping investigations of pure magnesium from 
China, Israel, and Russia.
    This determination is published pursuant to sections 703(f), 
733(f), and 777(i) of the Act. Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T. 
Carreau is fulfilling the duties of the Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration.

    Dated: March 6, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-6121 Filed 3-12-01; 8:45 am]
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